The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-09-29
MODERN SOCIETY.
AMONG THE RED MEN OF THE
WEST.
RiIl Nye Gives a Graphic Report OF So
ciety News Among the Utes. A
Swell Dinner and a Full Dress Even


Swell Dinner and a Full Dress Even
| ing Party.
| Bill Nye in Neto York World
The following Ute society gossip is
| full of interest to those who have per-
sonal acquaintsnces and friends among
that sect. / have only just received
them, and hasten to give them as early
| as possible, knowing that the readers
of the World will all feel an interest
in what is going On in and about the
Preservation
The season at White River will be
unusually gay this winter, and soon
there will be continuous round of hi
larity, Indignation, mirth, collie and
social hatred. Red Horse, the smoke
tanned horse fiddle maestro, will play
and call off again this winter for ger
| mans, grub dances and jack rabbit
| gorges as usual.
The Ouray War Club will give a
series of hops in November under its
own auspices, and in December it will
hold two germans. In going through
these germans no favors will bo shown
by the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mexican-Hairless-
Dog--upon-whom-there- -are-no-Flies
have been spending the summer at
their delightful hostile home near
White River. They have just re-
turned for the winter, beautifully
bronzed by the elements, and report
one of the most exhilirating out
breaks they ever were to.
Lop-Ear- Son-of-the-Cyclone receiv-
ed cablegram last week, on his re-
turn from the war-path, offering him
princely salary to come to London
and assist in robbing the Deadwood
coach. He says the legitimate drama
is certainly making wonderful strides.
He has heard the American Opera
Company in "Nero," and says that no
one who has lived on the reservation
all his lite can have any idea of the
strides that are being made on the
stage. He has not decided whether
to accept the offer or not, but says
that if the stage they are going to rob
is the operate stage he will not assist
at any price. He says he knows
what it is to suffer for clothes himself
The members of the Chipeta Canoe
ing Club have just returned from a
summer jaunt, and are in good spirits.
They report that good time was had
and health greatly improved. The
club will give sociable and gastric
recital at its grounds next week. The
proceeds will go toward beautifying
the grounds of the club and promot-
ing general good feeling. Each
member is permitted to bring one
cash friend.
Tall-Man-Who-T -Toys-with-th -Thun-
derbolts will start tomorrow for the
home of the Great White Father at
Washington. He goes to make a
treaty or two and be awed by the sur
plus in the treasury. He will make
as many treaties as possible; after
which he will invite the Great White
Father to visit our young and grow
ing reservation, enjoy our crude hos
pitality and cultivate the Ute vote.
A select scalp-dance and rum socia-
BILE will take place at the foot of the
gulch in the middle of the present
moon, after which there will be pre-
sentation speech and resolutions OF
respect rendered to the Board of Out
breaks and the subcommittee on Hos
tility.
The following will be the menu:
Reservation soup, strengthened
with rainwater condemned sardines,
Goldfish balls, fish plates, railroad frogs
legs, sage hen a la Colorow, jerked
jack rabbits, roasting ears la massa-
ere, hot-house clans, rattle snakes
tongues la fre-water, prickly pears
fruit of the loom, dried apples and
whiskey. Dancing will be kept up
until late hour.
The approaching nuptials of Fly
by-Night, a partial widower of Snip
peta, daughter of Wipe -Up-the
Groundwith- His enemies, will be the
occasion of quite an ensemble and
blow out He will marry the surviv
ing members of the family of Wampo
the Wailer-that- Wakes-u p-i n The
night. He will on this occasion lea6
to the altar Mrs. Wampo-the-W Waller
etc, her two daughters and the hired
girl. The wedding will take place a
the residence of the bride. Invitations
are already out and parties who hav,
not yet received any, but who would
like to be present and swap a tin nap
kin ring for square meal, will be in
vited if they will leave their address
with the groom.
Crash -of.the-Tempest, prominen
man of the tribe, laid large tumol
on our table last week, weighing foul
pounds, from which he was removet
on Wednesday. So far, this is tn
! largest tumor that has been brough
in this summer to apply ON subscrip
ton. Cali again, Crash.
Soiled Charlie ami Peek a. Boo
delegates of the Ute Nation sent t
the Great White Father at Washing
ton, returned yesterday from Red To
the great tepee of the Pale Chief. The,
made u great many treaties and botl
are utterly exhausted. Peck a-Boo
confined u, his wigwam by the hallu
cination that the air is full of brigh
red humble bees with blue tails. I'll
says that he does not mind the hos
tility of the white man, out it is hi
hospitality that makes him tired.
A full dress reception and consom
me was rendered to the friends of Ls
Dor at the home of the past Worth
; Chief EIy-up-the-C Greek, of Whit